How Kate Middleton is following in Diana's footsteps as she makes emotional visit to Royal Marsden Hospital
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From her tireless humanitarian work to her effortless charm, there are countless reasons as to why Diana has gone down in history as the 'People's Princess'. In her 36 years, the late mother-of-two, who was the patron of over 100 charities, was famous for regularly visiting hospitals across the UK - lifting the spirits of both patients and staff.
![[Pictured: Princess Diana during a visit to St Mary's Hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in April 1997]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/13/94076743-14282807-image-m-35_1736859723331.jpg)
And it seems her daughter-in-law, who inherited Diana's title in 2022, is determined to carry on her legacy. This morning, the Princess of Wales deeply emotional visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London - where she took the time to speak with cancer patients and medical professionals working on the wards.
![[Catherine, Princess of Wales speaks with cancer patient Peter Burton during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/13/94076739-14282807-image-a-33_1736859717209.jpg)
As well as being one of Diana's patronages, it has now been confirmed that the hospital is where Kate has been receiving her own cancer treatment over the past year. On her first major solo engagement in more than a year, the royal met with patients to show her support and personally thank staff for their 'exceptional care, support and compassion'.
![[Pictured: Princess Diana opening the Royal Marsden's Wolfson Childrens Cancer Unit in February 1993]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/13/94076833-14282807-image-m-39_1736859763034.jpg)
The visit comes as Kensington Palace revealed the Princess of Wales will join her husband as joint royal patron of the Marsden, a role that Prince William's mother Diana, Princess of Wales once held before her. Pictured: the Princess of Wales speaks with a cancer patient at the Royal Marsden in London this morning.
![[Pictured: Princess Diana meeting young patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London before her death in 1997]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/13/94076835-14282807-image-m-38_1736859753554.jpg)
